News tagged with breast health

IBM, NYC hospital training Watson supercomputer in cancer

The medical training of IBM's speedy Watson computer will continue with a residency at a renowned Manhattan cancer hospital.

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 3

Researchers unlock 30 new genes responsible for early onset puberty

University of Minnesota School of Public Health researcher Ellen Demerath, Ph.D., is among an international group of researchers that has identified 30 new genes responsible for determining the age of sexual maturation in ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Father absence linked to earlier puberty among certain girls

Girls in homes without a biological father are more likely to hit puberty at an earlier age, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

The dark side of loneliness: It can hurt body, mind

Jody Schoger felt utterly alone, "curled up like a turtle" in her hospital bed, where she was fighting a life-threatening infection after breast cancer surgery.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 11, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Genome advances promise personalized medical treatment

A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hear! Hear! Texas wines fight cancer growth

It's happy hour for Texas wineries. Research now shows that wines produced in the Lone Star State share the anti-cancer traits known to exist in wines from other producing regions.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (13) | comments 3

Two food additives with previously unrecognized estrogen-like effects in two food additives

Scientists in Italy are reporting development and successful use of a fast new method to identify food additives that act as so-called "xenoestrogens" — substances with estrogen-like effects that are stirring ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Engineers improve allocation of limited health care resources in resource-poor nations

In the developing world, allocating limited health care resources as effectively and equitably as possible is a top priority.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

FDA: Breast implant problems grow with time

Don't expect breast implants to last for life, the government warned Wednesday: About 1 in 5 women who receive them for cosmetic reasons will have them removed within 10 years, and those odds are even higher ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Fat cancers' also hitting developing nations

(AP) -- "Fat cancers" usually associated with wealthy countries are becoming more common in the developing world, too, according to new reports.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical exercise helps keeps cancer at bay: WHO

The World Health Organisation is advising people engage in at least 150 minutes of "moderate" physical exercise a week to reduce the risk of breast and colon cancers, in new recommendations published Friday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Truths and myths about breast cancer risks

Every day, science gives us new tips to help navigate our personal health journeys. With such a plethora of information available at the click of the mouse, that gold mine of knowledge can quickly feel like a maze of confusing ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many cancers detected late in US: study

Almost half of cervical and colorectal cancers in the United States are diagnosed in the late stages of the disease when treatment is unlikely to help, a US government survey said Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Family health history: 'best kept secret' in care

(AP) -- Make Grandma spill the beans: Uncovering all the diseases that lurk in your family tree can trump costly genetic testing in predicting what illnesses you and your children are likely to face.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventing HIV transmission during breastfeeding

In order to reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to baby during breastfeeding, scientists are developing a low-cost, modified nipple shield which dispenses antiviral compounds.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1